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Ib - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Ib

[ 1 syll. ib ] The boy name Ib is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is IHB or AYBIY KEY. Ib is a Scandinavian name of Hebrew origin. Ib is a variant of the name Jacob (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian). Ib is also a Scandinavian pet form of the name Jakob (English, German, and Scandinavian).

Ib is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Ib, Jacob (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian) was the most frequently used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Ib include Ab (English and Dutch), Aub (English), Yves (French), Ihab (Arabic), Ivo (German), Iyov (Hebrew), Aapo (Finnish), Abba (Hebrew), Abbey (English), Abby (English), Abi (English), Abie (English), Abu (Arabic), Afi (Twi), Avi (Hebrew), and Aviv (Hebrew).

KEY: English pronunciation for Ib: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


 
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